BERNADETTE L. MARTINEZ, 38, of Chimayó died Wednesday after a long illness. She was preceded in death by her father, Juan Luis Gonzales and sister, Lorraine. She is survived by her husband, Wilfred Martinez Jr.; daughter, Marissa Martinez, both of Chimayó; mother, Elisa Gonzales of Dixon; sisters, Barbara Medina and husband Eli of Nevada, Nellie Arellano and husband Fred of Colorado, Charlene Jaimez of Utah, Joseph Gonzales and wife Annabelle and Sammy Gonzales and companion Joyce, all of Española; mother and father-in-law, Wilfred Sr. and Louise Martinez of Chimayó; close cousin, Vivian Medina and husband Miguel of Dixon; and many other relatives and friends. A visitation and rosary will begin at 7:45 p.m. today at Holy Family Catholic Church in Chimayó. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at the same church with burial to follow at the Nuestra Señora de Dolores Catholic Cemetery. DeVargas Funeral Home of the Española Valley, 747-7477.
Dated: February 18, 2005
ELVIRA MORA, 94, of Mora County died Tuesday at Alta Vista Regional Hospital. She was born in Buena Vista. She was married to Jesus Mora in 1926 at St. Gertude's Parish in Mora. In her early life she was educated in Rainsville and loved to ride horses. She worked at the elementary school as a cook. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, canning, quilting and embroidery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Melquedes and Escolastica Vigil Mascarenas; husband, Jesus Mora; son, Arcenio Mora; and daughters, Helen Staggers and Eva Murray. She is survived by her daughters, Esther Trujillo and husband Lee, and Virginia Mora, all of Rainsville; sons, Roger Mora and wife Anabelle, and Michael Mora, all of Rainsville; 11 grandchildren; and many other relatives. A visitation will be held today, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the St. Francis Chapel at Gonzales Funerals & Cremations, 2315 Hot Springs Blvd. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today in the Sacred Heart Church in Rainsville. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Gertrude Church in Mora with burial to follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Rainsville. Gonzales Funerals & Cremations, 1(888) 525-9319.
Dated: February 18, 2005
MICHAEL ROBERT PEREZ, 40, of Nambé Pueblo died Wednesday at home. He was born in Santa Fe to Michael Bobby and Roberta Perez. He was a graduate of Pojoaque High School. He is survived by his parents; brothers, Andy, Lawrence, and Gene Perez; sisters, Madeline Sweeney, Lisa Herrera, and Pamela Perez; and many other relatives and friends. A visitation will take place at 6 p.m. today at the San Francisco de Assisi Church in Nambé Pueblo with a rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Saturday at the San Francisco de Assisi Church in Nambé Pueblo with burial to follow at the Nambé Pueblo Cemetery. McGee Memorial Chapel Mortuary, 983-9151.
Dated: February 18, 2005
FRANCES ROYBAL, 93, of El Rancho died Thursday after a brief illness. She was a member of the El Rancho Senior Center. She was a very humble and quiet woman. She was preceded in death by her parents, Amador and Petronila Roybal; husband, Manuel Martinez; second husband, Bernardo Roybal; brothers, Trinidad and Leopoldo Roybal; and sister, Matilde Solis. She is survived by her sister, Ursulita Trujillo of El Rancho; close nieces, MaryAnn Garcia and husband Manuel of Nambé, Sally Roybal of El Rancho, Ida Gutierrez of Santa Fe and Viola Livingston of Albuquerque; and many other relatives and friends. A visitation will begin at 6 p.m. today at San Antonio Catholic Church in El Rancho with a rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at the same church with burial to follow at the El Rancho Cemetery. DeVargas Funeral Home of the Española Valley, 747-7477.
Dated: February 18, 2005
WARREN T. SCHREIBER, 83, of Santa Fe died Sunday. He was born in Munster, Ind. He had been a resident of New Mexico since 1962, working in the soft drink industry. He served his country in the Air Force in World War II and the Korean War. He is survived by his daughters, Marion Patterson, Linda Derryberry and Sally Schreiber; son, William Schreiber; six grandchildren; and many other relatives. Burial has taken place at Santa Fe National Cemetery. McGee Memorial Chapel Mortuary, 983-9151.
Dated: February 18, 2005
PATRICIA CHARLENE VALDES GALLEGOS, 66, of Albuquerque died Monday after a sudden illness.
She was formerly of Santa Fe. She retired from Mountain Bell Telephone with 32 years of service and joined her husband Alfred R. "Tommy" Gallegos at Superior Insurance Services before moving to Albuquerque and starting Insurance Plans Unlimited, also with her husband.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Conrad and Maxine Valdes; and brother, George Valdes.
She is survived by her children, Mike Gallegos and wife Jana and Lynette Gallegos and companion Randy Nez; five grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to any First State Bank throughout New Mexico. Donations will be given to the Santa Fe 4-H County Council.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday at Berardinelli Family Chapel. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Francis Cathedral with burial to follow at Rosario Cemetery.
Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, 983-4331.
Dated: February 19, 2005
MAX JENNINGS of Taos died Wednesday of a heart attack.
He had collapsed while skiing at Taos Ski Valley. He was a 1964 graduate of Texas Tech University's journalism program and a distinguished Tech alumnus, beginning his career with United Press International. He worked for UPI in Cheyenne, Wyo., for three years, rising to bureau manager. He moved to Albuquerque in 1967 as UPI regional executive. He took charge of the wire service's bureau in Lima, Peru, in March 1969, becoming, at age 27, UPI's youngest foreign bureau chief. He left UPI at the end of 1970, returning to the United States to become editor of the Jackson Hole (Wyo.) Guide newspaper. In 1971, he began teaching journalism at Arizona State University. In class and in his capacity as faculty adviser to the ASU student newspaper, the State Press, he mentored a cadre of aggressive and inquisitive young journalists. Their ranks have today swelled into a host of editors and veteran reporters all over America and overseas. He left academia in 1979 to become executive editor of the Mesa Tribune. He also wrote a book about the struggle of the world's first successful heart-lung transplant patient, Mary Gohlke of Mesa, titled "I'll Take Tomorrow." He was promoted by Cox Newspapers Inc. (which owned the Tribune) to executive editor of the Cox chain's Ohio flagship paper, the Dayton Daily News. The Daily News won every major award in journalism, including the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. He retired in 1998. He and his wife split their time between their 45-foot catamaran, the Vamonos, moored in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and visiting friends and family all over the world. He was a fluent Spanish speaker and taught seminars and courses for independent newsmen reporting on public affairs in Peru and Mexico. He and his wife moved to Taos in October 2004. He was an avid, lifelong outdoorsman, who loved to fish, ski, hike, camp and snowmobile.
He is survived by his wife, Carol Trickett Jennings; stepmother, Addiele Jennings; sons, John and Jason; brother, Wade; and many other relatives and friends.
A party to celebrate his life will be held in Phoenix at a date to be announced.
The family requests that memorial contributions in his name be made to an organization that he founded, KIDS VOTING USA, 3933 South McClintock Drive, No. 505, Tempe, Ariz., 85282.
Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home, Taos, 758-3841.
Dated: February 19, 2005
ELIZABETH SEARLE LAMB, 88, of Santa Fe died Wednesday.
She was born Elizabeth Louise Searle in Topeka, Kan. She studied music at the University of Kansas in Lawrence and became an accomplished concert harpist. There she met her future husband, F. Bruce Lamb, who eventually joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was sent to Trinidad, West Indies, prior to World War II. She joined him shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and they were married Dec. 11, 1941. Mr. Lamb soon enlisted in the exploration for new sources of rubber for the war effort, and she accompanied him. It was during this time that she started writing, which would become her life's work. She was one of the most prominent haiku poets in North America. Her haiku began appearing in American Haiku magazine in its first year, 1963. She was a charter member of the Haiku Society of America, founded in October 1968 in New York City, where she then lived. She served the society in various offices and was its president in 1971. She also was the primary historian of the American haiku movement. Her personal collection of books, magazines and papers on the subject formed the basis for California State Library's American Haiku Archive. After Mr. Lamb's retirement, they moved to Santa Fe in 1977.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce.
She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn; son-in-law, Steve Reed; brother, Charles Searle and wife Betty, sister, Phyllis Hamilton and husband Jerald; and many other relatives and friends.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26 at St. Bede's Episcopal Church, 1601 S. St. Francis Drive. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be sent to the Haiku Society of America, c/o Carmen Sterba, Secretary, C2 Jamestown House, Meadville, Pa., 16335-1027 or Santa Fe Pro Musica, P.O. Box 2091, Santa Fe, NM, 87504.
Dated: February 19, 2005
MARIA ROSA LOPEZ, 93, of Las Vegas, N.M., died Thursday.
She was born to the late Hilario Padilla and Albinita Perea Padilla in Manuelitas.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elauterio Lopez; and son, Junio Lopez.
She is survived by her children, Clara Alvarado and husband Charlie of Texas, Evelyn Lujan and husband Nick and Larry Lopez, all of Las Vegas, N.M.; five grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
A visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the chapel at Nelson Funeral Home. A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the same chapel with burial to follow at the Masonic Cemetery.
Nelson Funeral Home, 425-6551.
Dated: February 19, 2005
